UDAY CHANDRA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) All these writ applications involving common questions of law and fact were taken up for hearing together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

(2.) These writ petitions are directed against the orders dated 27.3.1998 passed by a Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal, whereby and whereunder the applications filed by the petitioners herein were dismissed.

(3.) The short question which had arisen for consideration was as to whether the petitioners herein had preferred any appeal so as to obtain the benefit of the judgment of the Apex Court in Union of India and others Vs. R. Redappa and another, 1993(4) SCC 269 : 1994(1) SCT 119 (SC) . It appears that the petitioners had filed writ applications before this Court. The said writ petitions were dismissed. Appeal was taken thereagainst wherein an order was passed to prefer appeal before the appellate authority. The petitioners allegedly had preferred appeals, but as no relief had been granted, they approached the Central Administrative Tribunal. The Central Administrative Tribunal by an order dated 3.1.1995 dismissed the said applications stating :